Urdu

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Etymology

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مِیٹھا (mīṭhā, sweet, pleasant) +‎ ـآس (-ās, noun suffix).

Pronunciation

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(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɪ.ʈʰɑːs/

Noun

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مِٹھاس (miṭhāsf (Hindi spelling मिठास)

  1. sweetness
    دریا کے پانی میں مٹھاس ہے۔
    daryā ke pānī mẽ miṭhās hai.
    There is sweetness in the river water.
  2. pleasantness

References

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  • مٹھاس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “مٿهاس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.